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1. Garnacho and Walker ready for another battle

Another northwest showdown could be in the offing as Burnley's Kyle Walker confronts the Blues' Alejandro Garnacho at Turf Moor. The attacker is finding his feet at Stamford Bridge after his close-season transfer from Old Trafford and demonstrated his talents in the Wolves match before the national team interval. His key pass for Pedro Neto mixed rapid acceleration and a ideal along-the-deck delivery. His contribution for Malo Gusto required moving onto his right before chipping a delivery across the goalmouth. His joyous moment with Neto, replicating his previous celebration with Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Højlund, was a testament of the speed at which circumstances change. The previous occasion Garnacho took on Walker? During the Argentine scored for United in their Wembley triumph over Manchester City.

Burnley versus Chelsea, Saturday afternoon half past twelve (all times GMT)

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Antoine Semenyo key to ending Cherries' slide

Antoine Semenyo is getting the entire gossip column attention following a reported £65m release clause for a potential January departure, the tabloids positioning him for graduation out of the Premier League's average tier. That is understandable from a attacker with a half-dozen strikes and three assists and is joyous to watch. Still, his team are in an tricky situation, having undergone a form flip: now it's the relegation battlers West Ham who arrive with successive wins, while Bournemouth are down seven-one over two games over their last two matches after an strong opening to the season. Semenyo had his effort saved on the penalty by Emi Martínez in their 4-0 defeat to Aston Villa however taking on a defence without a clean sheet in the league since the start of the season could be the ideal tonic.

Bournemouth versus West Ham, Saturday afternoon three o'clock

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The striker an outside choice for the national team

It proved intriguing to hear Thomas Tuchel reference Danny Welbeck on more than one occasion during the international break despite the fact that the Brighton forward turns 35 in the coming days. “Despite not knowing him, I understand what he could offer me,” said the England boss. “He might act as a back-up for Harry [Kane] as a very conventional centre-forward role.” Earning the last of his 42 international appearances back in 2018, there is every chance that Welbeck might be on the plane for the World Cup provided he is able to continue his goalscoring performances. Once of Manchester United and Arsenal forward has additional strikes compared to any English performer in England's top division this campaign with six and remains keen to increase that count as Brighton entertain Brentford this weekend.

Brighton versus Brentford, Saturday afternoon three o'clock

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The full-back needed as assist provider and goalscorer

The narrative around Ryan Sessegnon has provided a measure of positivity to Fulham's inconsistent start. The 25-year-old, who rejoined his boyhood club recently following five challenging years with Spurs, is now a consistent pick, driving down the left side with the unavailable Antonee Robinson. The concern? Having scored twice, he is their leading marksman this season as well as Harry Wilson. The Mexican striker, their primary attacker the previous campaign, has bagged one goal whereas Rodrigo Muniz is out until 2026 because of a hamstring operation. Sessegnon must also needing to deliver as an assist provider in place of Robinson, who registered 10 assists in the previous campaign. The Cottagers' next four games take in three from the leading five as well as Crystal Palace, who have conceded merely nine strikes this season so far. Trouble awaits for the club that have earned a standing for solidity in the central positions.

Fulham vs Sunderland, Saturday afternoon three o'clock

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The moment for Alexander Isak to perform for Liverpool

The controversy surrounding Virgil van Dijk's chalked-off effort in the match with Manchester City failed to mask Liverpool's inferiority on the day as they succumbed to loss number seven in ten matches. Arne Slot's side must have a prolonged upturn to enter the title race from here, plus a significant improvement in form, and a chance emerges as seven of their upcoming ten league games against clubs at the moment in the lower half of the table. The threat is clear posed by Nottingham Forest, the single club to hand a defeat on their own turf to Liverpool the previous campaign, yet it isn't solely Liverpool's display against long balls and fast breaks that remains under scrutiny. Now is the occasion that Alexander Isak to show up wearing red. The big-money forward has not featured in domestic action over four weeks having sustained a groin problem during his second start in four days in Europe victory at Eintracht Frankfurt. Isak returned off the bench in Sweden's loss against Switzerland but sat out Tuesday's dead rubber versus Slovenia to secure his availability for the World Cup knockout rounds. A caution on Tuesday could have made him ineligible. He might be short of|lacking|deficient